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EP0585553B1
EP0585553B1 EP93109790A EP93109790A EP0585553B1 EP 0585553 B1 EP0585553 B1 EP 0585553B1 EP 93109790 A EP93109790 A EP 93109790A EP 93109790 A EP93109790 A EP 93109790A EP 0585553 B1 EP0585553 B1 EP 0585553B1
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Helmut Freller
Hans-Peter Lorenz
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
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    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B3/00—Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties
    • H01B3/02—Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This invention relates to a multipolar electrode lead for a medical apparatus devised to deliver stimulation pulses to living tissue, said electrode lead comprising an insulating sheath in which at least a first conductor and a second conductor are coiled, at least the first conductor being covered with an insulating coating to electrically separate the conductors from one another.
  • the known electrode lead contains a plurality of electrode conductors each of which provided with an insulating coating of a polymer or the like to electrically separate the respective conductors.
  • the insulated conductors are coiled next to one another at the same distance from the electrode lead's center axis.
  • the known electrode lead After implantation in a patient's vascular system, the known electrode lead is bent back and forth by movements of the patient's body and blood vessels. The insulating polymer coating could then rub off between two conductors, thereby leading to a short-circuit.
  • US-A-4 437 474 discusses the problem when winding insulated wires on a mandrel where the pressure exerted on the wire causes the wires to cut through the insulation in a cheese cutting manner. Till's is solved by the winding of each wire separately whithout any coating and by thereafter coating each coil with an insulating material.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an electrode lead, as described above, capable of withstanding high mechanical stress without any short-circuit developing between two conductors.
  • the electrode lead as described above, is devised so that the insulated coating on the first conductor is electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant.
  • the electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating insulates the conductors from one another while reducing the risk of short-circuiting. Since the electrically insulating and abrasion-resistance coating can be made thinner than an insulating polymer coating, which must be thicker than is electrically warranted in order to reduce the risk of short-circuiting, the entire electrode lead can be made thinner.
  • the second conductor consists of a separate conductor wire provided with the same electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating as the first conductor.
  • both conductors are provided with an electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating, electrical insulation between the conductors is further enhanced.
  • the electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating is preferably made from DLC (diamond like carbon), a material with electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant properties.
  • DLC diamond like carbon
  • the electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating were applied in thicknesses ranging from 0.1 to 10 ⁇ m, preferably between 1 and 5 ⁇ m.
  • the electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating may, in accordance with the invention, be achieved in that the insulating coating comprises a first layer of an electrically insulating material and a second of an abrasion-resistant material.
  • the electrically insulating layer is not exposed to any abrasion stress when the electrode lead bends back and forth but is protected by the abrasion-resistant coating. Therefore, the electrically insulating layer may consist of a thin layer of a polymer.
  • the diameter of the respective conductor can be reduced, as the electrically insulating layers can be devised and optimized on the basis of their electrical properties without regard to the mechanical wear taken over by the abrasion-resistant coating. Assuming that it is normal to use polymer coating thicknesses exceeding 60 ⁇ m, these coatings can, according to an embodiment of the invention, be reduced to about 10 ⁇ m to electrically insulate the conductors from one another.
  • the abrasion-resistant coating is preferably made from a material such as titanium nitride, aluminum oxide or DLC (diamond-like carbon) whose abrasion-resistant properties are known.
  • a material such as titanium nitride, aluminum oxide or DLC (diamond-like carbon) whose abrasion-resistant properties are known.
  • the abrasion-resistant coating is deposited in a thickness of from 0.1 to 10 ⁇ m, preferably from 1 to 5 ⁇ m.
  • FIG. 1 shows an electrode lead 1 which consists of an insulating sheath 2, a first conductor 3 and a second conductor 4.
  • the figure only shows a midsection of the electrode lead 1 which has a connection contact at one end for connecting the electrode lead 1 to a stimulation pulse generator (not shown), such as a pacemaker, and at least one electrode at the other end for e.g. delivering stimulation pulses from the stimulation pulse generator to surrounding tissue, such as a heart.
  • a stimulation pulse generator not shown
  • the first conductor 3 and the second conductor 4 have the cross-sections shown in FIG. 2.
  • the first conductor 3 comprises a conductor wire 5, a layer of insulation 6 and an abrasion-resistant coating 7.
  • the second conductor 4 comprises a conductor wire 8, a layer of insulation 9 and an abrasion-resistant coating 10.
  • the function of the abrasion-resistant coating 7, 10 is to prevent the polymer coating on the first conductor 3 and second conductor 4 from wearing off.
  • the polymer coatings are about 10 ⁇ m thick, while the abrasion-resistant coatings 7, 10 are one or a few microns thick and made from titanium nitride. In the prior art, the thickness of the polymer coating exceeds 60 ⁇ m.
  • the 50 ⁇ m reduction may seem modest, but if it is assumed that the conductors 3, 4 are coiled with a specific internal diameter, the lead 1 will have an external diameter of about 0.7 mm.
  • the reduction in the thickness of the polymer coating means that the diameter of the lead 1 can be reduced by about 200 ⁇ m, i.e. 0.2 mm representing a reduction by more than 25%.
  • FIG. 3 an electrode lead 11 consisting of an insulating sleeve 12, a first conductor 13 and a second conductor 14.
  • the figure only illustrates a middle section of the electrode lead 11, which has a connector contact at one end for coupling the electrode lead 11 to a stimulation pulse generator (not shown) such as a pacemaker, and at least one stimulation electrode at its other end for delivering stimulation pulses from the stimulation pulse generator to surrounding tissue, such as a heart.
  • a stimulation pulse generator not shown
  • stimulation electrode such as a pacemaker
  • the first conductor 13 and the second conductor 14 have the cross-section shown in FIG. 4.
  • the first conductor 13 comprises a conductor wire 15 with an electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating 16.
  • the second conductor 14 is composed of a conductor wire 17 and an electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coating 18.
  • the purpose of the electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant coatings 16, 18 is to insulate the conductor wires 15, 17 from one another and minimize the risk of any short-circuit occurring because the layers wear off when the conductors 13, 14 rub against each other.
  • the electrically insulating and abrasion-resistant layers 16, 18 are only a few micrometers thick and made of D.L.C. (diamond-like carbon).

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  1. Câble (1; 11) d'électrode multipolaire pour un dispositif médical conçu pour délivrer des impulsions de stimulation à du tissu vivant, le câble (1;11) d'électrode comportant une gaine (2;12) isolante, dans laquelle au moins un premier conducteur (3;13) et un second conducteur (4;14) sont enroulés, au moins le premier conducteur (3;13) étant recouvert d'un revêtement (6; 16) qui comprend soit:
    une première couche (6) isolante électriquement et une seconde couche (7) extérieure résistante à l'abrasion qui n'est pas un polymère, soit
    une seule couche (16) isolante électriquement, qui est également résistante à l'abrasion et qui n'est pas un polymère.
  2. Câble d'électrode suivant la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdits au moins un premier et second conducteurs (3:13;4;14) sont recouverts du même revêtement (6,7;9,10;16;18) résistant à l'abrasion et isolant électriquement.
  3. Câble d'électrode suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel le revêtement (16,18) résistant à l'abrasion et isolant électriquement est réalisé à partir du matériau D.L.C. (carbone analogue à du diamant).
  4. Câble d'électrode suivant la revendication 3, dans lequel le revêtement (16,18) résistant à l'abrasion et isolant électriquement est appliqué en une couche d'une épaisseur de 0,1 à 10 µm, de préférence entre 1 et 5 µm.
  5. Câble d'électrode suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le revêtement (6,7,8,10) isolant comprend une première couche (6,8) intérieure en un matériau isolant électriquement et une seconde couche (7,10) extérieure en un matériau résistant à l'abrasion.
  6. Câble d'électrode suivant la revendication 5, dans lequel le matériau isolant électriquement est un polymère.
  7. Câble d'électrode suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 5 ou 6, dans lequel la couche (7,10) résistant à l'abrasion est en un matériau quelconque parmi les matériaux que sont le nitrure de titane, l'oxyde d'aluminium ou le DLC (carbone analogue à du diamant).
  8. Câble d'électrode suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, dans lequel la couche (7,10) résistant à l'abrasion est déposée en une épaisseur de 0,1 à 10 µm, de préférence de 1 et 5 µm.
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SE9202351A SE9202351D0 (sv) 1992-08-14 1992-08-14 Flerpolig elektrodledning
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